Chris Gaines

Die Ausgabe Zur Oper 'Tosca' entstanden zwischen 1898 und 1924 mindestens fünf Fassungen, von Giacomo Puccinis erster Niederschrift bis zur zweiten Drucklegung der Partitur im Verlag Ricordi. Die Krit...

Italian/English. Translated by Giacosa/Illica.

Italian/English.

Italian/English.

Dramma lirico in quattro quadri. Libretto di Luigi Illica e Giuseppe Giacosa dal romanzo francese 'Le Scénes de la vie de Bohème' di Louis-Henri Murger (1822-61).

Melodramma in tre atti. Libretto di Giuseppe Giacosa e Luigi Illica dall'omonimo dramma di Victorien Sardou.

Tragedia giapponese in tre atti. Libretto di Luigi Illica e Giusepe Giacosa (da John L. Long e David Belasco). Musica di Giacomo Puccini

Tragedia giapponese in tre atti. Libretto di Luigi Illica e Giusepe Giacosa (da John L. Long e David Belasco). Musica di Giacomo Puccini

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

When Puccini's opera Turandot was heard for the first time in April 1926, its composer had been dead for almost a year and a half. The story of Princess Turandot is perhaps the most repulsive that any...

Eine kurze Arie für lyrischen Sopran. Die zarte Orchestrierung trägt zu einer äußerst bewegenden Wiedergabe dieser herrlichen Melodie bei.

Eine kurze Arie für lyrischen Sopran. Die zarte Orchestrierung trägt zu einer äußerst bewegenden Wiedergabe dieser herrlichen Melodie bei.

Aria for soprano voice and fanfare band from the opera 'La Rondine' by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Starts with a cadenza for the piano, then Doretta sings her love dream.

Aus der Reihe 'Classics up to date'.

Performed by Luciano Pavarotti (classics up to date)

There's a reason La Boheme has been staged at the Met more often than any other opera: Puccini's enticing music perfectly conveys the enchantment of new young love and the anguish that comes with loss...